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  • Former Target exec to head up grocery chain

    Houston-based Fiesta Mart has appointed a retail veteran as its new chief executive.   The Hispanic grocery store chain named Sid Keswani as CEO, effective August 9, 2017. He replaced outgoing chief executive Mike Byars.  

  • Toys ‘R’ Us in key appointment

    Toys "R" Us named Mark Johnson executive VP, U.S. marketplace operations, effective immediately.    Johnson had been serving as interim executive VP, store operations since May. He joined the company in October 2014 as regional director for stores before being promoted to VP of operations, strategy and execution in 2015.   

  • Regulatory Wrap-Up: Minimum wage and paid-leave ballot initiatives popping up

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  • Former Walmart, Microsoft exec joins Albertsons

    One of the nation's leading supermarket executives has tapped a retail and digital veteran to join its team.    Albertsons Companies appointed Kevin Turner, former COO at Microsoft, as vice chairman of the board of managers of AB Acquisition, its direct parent. Turned has also been named senior advisor to Albertsons chairman and CEO, Bob Miller.  

  • Can Retailers Keep Employees’ Contact Information Private?

    Retailers sued in class or representative actions for alleged wage-and-hour violations often object to discovery requests that seek the contact information (names, addresses, etc.) of their employees — the rationale being that such information is private and burdensome to collect and should not be disclosed unless there is reason to believe that the alleged unlawful practices occurred in locations other than just the named plaintiff’s store.  

  • Retail jobs dip slightly in July

    The retail industry lost jobs in July.   Retail industry employment declined slightly in July, decreasing 1,700 jobs from June, according to the National Retail Federation. On a three-month average, retail jobs have decreased by 4,200 jobs as calculated by NRF. (The numbers exclude automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants.) On a positive note, the economy overall saw gains of 209,000 jobs in July, exceeding growth expectations for the month.  

  • Unsettled retail environment taking toll on senior executives pay

    Volatility in the retail industry is now hitting senior retail executives in the pocketbook.   Seventy-three percent of retail companies paid little to no bonuses to senior executives in 2017 for 2016 performance, with 35% paying no bonus and 38% paying only small bonuses to their executives, according to new research by Korn Ferry. The company conducted an analysis of 40 North American retailers with annual sales between $1 billion and $50 billion  

  • Target retail tech accelerator alum makes good

    One of the retail tech start-ups from the inaugural class of the Target + Techstars retail accelerator program is expanding.  
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